SAY IT IN EIGHT
STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Monday, October 20, 5:00 p.m.
Please join us as we showcase the talents of amateur filmmakers from around the world at our twelvth annual Student Film Festival at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland in Downers Grove. A large number of films were submitted by students of varying ages and diverse backgrounds. This year, students were given the challenge of creating a film of 8 minutes or less in order to be eligible. Film educators and professionals were then recruited to serve as our judges. These highly qualified individuals screened each and every film and selected their top choices. What we will see at this special After Hours program is the best in the categories of fiction, non-fiction and animation/experimental, based on level of education, from grammar school though graduate.
We were very impressed with the number and quality of entries this year. The technical skills and creativity demonstrated by these aspiring filmmakers is astonishing. We hope you will come out and join us as we celebrate this new wave of cinema.
Winners are invited to receive their awards at our program and to be available to answer audience questions regarding their film, their background, their goals and ambitions.
After Hours would like to thank Bob Fritz, John Mostacci and Tony Venezia for again serving on our board of judges. These individuals were selected based on their solid background in the world of film. Between them, they possess over 100 years of experience working in film production and education.
After viewing the submissions, the judges were asked to rate them on a variety of criteria including structure, story, artistic approach, technical execution and creative excellence. We recognize the time invested in the arduous jury process and respect the insight and expertise displayed by each of these professionals.
We would also like to thank all the participants of the 2014 Say It In Eight Student Film Festival and wish you success in your future endeavors. May you forever keep your creative spirit!
Say It In Eight Student Film Festival featured films are:
"As Long as You Watch My Heart" by Jacob Lundgaard Andersen, Sara Ross Samko, Daniel Meyers, Aashrita Kamath: This stop motion short film tells the story of a yarn ball who leaves the comfort of his tree home in pursuit of a lost love, a cherry who falls from a nearby branch. The story visits a multitude of different worlds created with a vast range of techniques.
"Linda" by Daniel Carrera: A woman holds another captive.
"Ozymandius" by Jack Corkery: Cut paper animation based on a poem and comic book.
"Basketball is Hard" by Ian Donnelly: A determined athlete meets the challenges of one of America's most beloved sports.
"Bird Song" by Rebecca Fueling: Cut paper animation music video.
"Muffins" by Hadley Hillel: A cook working at a small mountain inn must deal with unexpected consequences when his devious plan goes awry.
"Le Gran Cirque Ames" by K-2nd Grade Students & Heather Klausa: Inspired by Calder's Circus, K-2 grade students worked with an artist in residence to develop stories and animate their cut paper characters.
"Never Stop Cycling" by Colin Marc Lepper: In order to maintain his routine, ordinary life, a creature must venture in to a strange living world.
"Blank" by Laima Licitis: Drawn and cut paper animation about starting over with a blank page.
"Warburger" by Chad Novotny: Inside an abandoned Military Research Laboratory, there is a war waging between Angus the War burger and Lord Begetter, the ruler of the Veggie Verger Federation. Angus knows he cannot stop Vector without the help of his French fry friend, Spud. Together they face their mission.
"Battle Picante" by Hector Manuel Padilla, Anne Petrokubi, Eric Richardson: After a gluttonous boy finishes his last bottle of hot sauce, he becomes determined find more.
"Air Pressure" by Leo Pfeifer, Coleman Andersen: Long after a disastrous experience at the Balloon Animal World Championships, an old man struggles to regain his confidence and overcome a lifetime haunted by guilt and failure.
"Love Art" by Hayley Stout: An aspiring artist receives inspiration from an unexpected source...Her own art supplies.
"First Lesson In Love" by Tomer Werechson: A chance meeting of two worlds leads to a love story between a 17 year old religious girl named Tom and a non-observant street musician named Razi at a train station in Jerusalem.
"Women Who Yell" by Matthew Zuckerman, Connor McCluskey, Addison Lewis, Gianna MannixKellen Micahy, Sydar Garret: We set up a camera and asked a group of women to talk about what makes then angry . . . And then gave them the opportunity to release their anger.
STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Monday, October 20, 5:00 p.m.
Please join us as we showcase the talents of amateur filmmakers from around the world at our twelvth annual Student Film Festival at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland in Downers Grove. A large number of films were submitted by students of varying ages and diverse backgrounds. This year, students were given the challenge of creating a film of 8 minutes or less in order to be eligible. Film educators and professionals were then recruited to serve as our judges. These highly qualified individuals screened each and every film and selected their top choices. What we will see at this special After Hours program is the best in the categories of fiction, non-fiction and animation/experimental, based on level of education, from grammar school though graduate.
We were very impressed with the number and quality of entries this year. The technical skills and creativity demonstrated by these aspiring filmmakers is astonishing. We hope you will come out and join us as we celebrate this new wave of cinema.
Winners are invited to receive their awards at our program and to be available to answer audience questions regarding their film, their background, their goals and ambitions.
After Hours would like to thank Bob Fritz, John Mostacci and Tony Venezia for again serving on our board of judges. These individuals were selected based on their solid background in the world of film. Between them, they possess over 100 years of experience working in film production and education.
After viewing the submissions, the judges were asked to rate them on a variety of criteria including structure, story, artistic approach, technical execution and creative excellence. We recognize the time invested in the arduous jury process and respect the insight and expertise displayed by each of these professionals.
We would also like to thank all the participants of the 2014 Say It In Eight Student Film Festival and wish you success in your future endeavors. May you forever keep your creative spirit!
Say It In Eight Student Film Festival featured films are:
"As Long as You Watch My Heart" by Jacob Lundgaard Andersen, Sara Ross Samko, Daniel Meyers, Aashrita Kamath: This stop motion short film tells the story of a yarn ball who leaves the comfort of his tree home in pursuit of a lost love, a cherry who falls from a nearby branch. The story visits a multitude of different worlds created with a vast range of techniques.
"Linda" by Daniel Carrera: A woman holds another captive.
"Ozymandius" by Jack Corkery: Cut paper animation based on a poem and comic book.
"Basketball is Hard" by Ian Donnelly: A determined athlete meets the challenges of one of America's most beloved sports.
"Bird Song" by Rebecca Fueling: Cut paper animation music video.
"Muffins" by Hadley Hillel: A cook working at a small mountain inn must deal with unexpected consequences when his devious plan goes awry.
"Le Gran Cirque Ames" by K-2nd Grade Students & Heather Klausa: Inspired by Calder's Circus, K-2 grade students worked with an artist in residence to develop stories and animate their cut paper characters.
"Never Stop Cycling" by Colin Marc Lepper: In order to maintain his routine, ordinary life, a creature must venture in to a strange living world.
"Blank" by Laima Licitis: Drawn and cut paper animation about starting over with a blank page.
"Warburger" by Chad Novotny: Inside an abandoned Military Research Laboratory, there is a war waging between Angus the War burger and Lord Begetter, the ruler of the Veggie Verger Federation. Angus knows he cannot stop Vector without the help of his French fry friend, Spud. Together they face their mission.
"Battle Picante" by Hector Manuel Padilla, Anne Petrokubi, Eric Richardson: After a gluttonous boy finishes his last bottle of hot sauce, he becomes determined find more.
"Air Pressure" by Leo Pfeifer, Coleman Andersen: Long after a disastrous experience at the Balloon Animal World Championships, an old man struggles to regain his confidence and overcome a lifetime haunted by guilt and failure.
"Love Art" by Hayley Stout: An aspiring artist receives inspiration from an unexpected source...Her own art supplies.
"First Lesson In Love" by Tomer Werechson: A chance meeting of two worlds leads to a love story between a 17 year old religious girl named Tom and a non-observant street musician named Razi at a train station in Jerusalem.
"Women Who Yell" by Matthew Zuckerman, Connor McCluskey, Addison Lewis, Gianna MannixKellen Micahy, Sydar Garret: We set up a camera and asked a group of women to talk about what makes then angry . . . And then gave them the opportunity to release their anger.
